François-Philippe Champagne: “I know some of you have seen the latest number, but I’m very confident about the strength of the Canadian economy.”

We need to look at partnership in a different way and the great thing is that when you look at Canada - and I would say the United Kingdom - we share the same values.

We responded because at some stage you have to say 'enough is enough'. No one can infringe on our economic sovereignty... the world took notice.

Obviously this is an important measure in terms of affordability so we'll certainly look into that.

When there are (U.S.) actions that are taken, we always have to make sure that our response is proportionate. We don’t want to escalate, but we, at the same time, want to make sure we have a level playing field with American companies who…